Faculty and graduate affiliates from the Center for Communication & Public Policy (CCPP) recently presented new research at the Southern Political Science Association 2026 Annual Meeting, examining how large language models (LLMs) conceptualize democracy across national and institutional contexts. The paper, Political Divergence of AI: Cross-National Differences in Large Language Models’ Perspectives on Democracy, led
CCPP faculty affiliate Olga Kamenchuk recently organized and moderated a timely webinar bringing together scholars to present new research on Ukrainian public opinion amid Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. The event highlighted cutting-edge survey research examining how Ukrainians perceive democracy, governance, national identity, and the war’s social and political consequences. As reported by The Daily
A new study from Northwestern University’s Center for Communication & Public Policy (CCPP), published in Perspectives on Politics, offers powerful insights into how Americans balance their commitment to democratic principles with their economic well-being, revealing that electoral support for democracy is far more conditional than standard surveys suggest. For decades, public opinion surveys have shown
In a recent interview with Axios, Erik Nisbet, Director of Northwestern University’s Center for Communication & Public Policy (CCPP) and Owen L. Coon Professor of Policy Analysis and Communication, argues that Indiana’s decision not to pursue mid-decade redistricting could have ripple effects far beyond the state. According to Nisbet, Indiana’s move may “stop or at
Applications are now open for a Postdoctoral Research Opportunity to join the Global LLM Values Benchmarking Working Group, a major interdisciplinary initiative in which CCPP is participating, supported by the Roberta Buffett Institute for Global Affairs. This position is part of the previously announced Buffett-supported grant advancing global benchmarks for evaluating large language models (LLMs)
The Center for Communication and Public Policy (CCPP) is part of an interdisciplinary Northwestern team that has received a $200,000 award from the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs to support the Global LLM Values Benchmarking Working Group. The project includes CCPP Director Erik Nisbet and CCPP faculty affiliate Yingdan Lu, who join collaborators across communication,
The Center for Communication & Public Policy (CCPP) is proud to celebrate the outstanding work of our graduate affiliates presenting at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR), held November 21–22 in Chicago. This year’s conference theme — “Fifty Years of Measuring Change: Where we were, where we are,
CCPP Faculty Affiliate Olga Kamenchuk, Associate Professor of Research Methodology and International Communication at Northwestern University, was recently interviewed (see below) by prominent Russian journalist, dissident, and opposition commentator Stanislav Kucher on his widely viewed YouTube program. Kucher is known for his outspoken criticism of the Kremlin, his incisive interviews, and his long-form political analysis,
CCPP Director Erik Nisbet Interviewed by BBC on California Redistricting Vote and Its National Implications November 5, 2025 CCPP Director and Owen L. Coon Professor of Policy Analysis and Communication Erik C. Nisbet was interviewed by the BBC for their coverage of California voters’ recent approval of a ballot measure allowing mid-decade redistricting. This move
As debates over political maps intensify ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, CCPP Director and Owen L. Coon Professor of Policy Analysis and Communication Erik C. Nisbet was featured and quoted in a recent Los Angeles Times article examining the growing trend of mid-decade redistricting efforts in both Republican- and Democratic-led states. In the article,
